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CULTURE: BACT OTHER 87070
Sheldon, IA
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Sanford Sheldon Medical Center’s median price of $74 is 280% above the median hospital's median price ($19), higher than 75% of the 2,618 hospitals reporting CPT 87070. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 28 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Wellmark ppo other · outpatient | $30.29 | $30.29 | $30.29 – $30.29 |
| 2 | Sanford Health Plan medicare replacement percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $30.79 | $31.78 | $28.22 – $37.34 |
| 3 | Ucare medicare replacement percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $33.05 | $34.12 | $30.29 – $40.09 |
| 4 | Aetna medicare replacement percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $33.37 | $34.45 | $30.59 – $40.48 |
| 5 | Bcbs Nd medicare replacement percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $33.37 | $34.45 | $30.59 – $40.48 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare medicare replacement percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $33.37 | $34.45 | $30.59 – $40.48 |
| 7 | Wellmark hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $54.00 | $55.75 | $49.50 – $65.50 |
| 8 | Wellmark ppo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $56.16 | $57.98 | $51.48 – $68.12 |
| 9 | Sanford Health Plan group health/true percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $57.87 | $59.74 | $53.04 – $70.19 |
| 10 | Sanford Health Plan group health/true percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $57.87 | $59.74 | $53.04 – $70.19 |
| 11 | Sanford Health Plan sd exchange true percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $57.87 | $59.74 | $53.04 – $70.19 |
| 12 | Sanford Health Plan sd exchange true percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $57.87 | $59.74 | $53.04 – $70.19 |
| 13 | Sanford Health Plan commercial/nd pers percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $68.08 | $70.28 | $62.40 – $82.57 |
| 14 | Sanford Health Plan commercial/nd pers percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $68.08 | $70.28 | $62.40 – $82.57 |
| 15 | Sanford Health Plan sd exchange commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $68.08 | $70.28 | $62.40 – $82.57 |
| 16 | Sanford Health Plan sd exchange commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $68.08 | $70.28 | $62.40 – $82.57 |
| 17 | Medica choice percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $89.11 | $91.99 | $81.68 – $108.08 |
| 18 | Medica choice percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $89.11 | $91.99 | $81.68 – $108.08 |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare commercial + top 20 percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $90.19 | $93.11 | $82.67 – $109.39 |
| 20 | UnitedHealthcare commercial + top 20 percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $90.19 | $93.11 | $82.67 – $109.39 |
| 21 | Aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $93.85 | $96.89 | $86.03 – $113.84 |
| 22 | Aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $93.85 | $96.89 | $86.03 – $113.84 |
| 23 | Ucare commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $94.89 | $97.97 | $86.98 – $115.10 |
| 24 | Ucare commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $94.89 | $97.97 | $86.98 – $115.10 |
| 25 | Medica elect percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $95.26 | $98.34 | $87.32 – $115.54 |
Last updated: Mar 4, 2026
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